STELLARTON, NS, July 8, 2019 /CNW/ - Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) will host an investor education call on July 15, 2019 to discuss the adoption of the new IFRS 16 lease accounting standard and its impact on the Company's consolidated financial reporting. The conference call will begin at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are:
(416) 764-8688
(888) 390-0546

To secure a line, please call 10 minutes prior to the conference call. You will be placed on hold until the conference call begins. The media and investing public may access this conference call via a listen mode only. You may also listen to a live audiocast of the conference call by visiting the "Quick Links" section of the Company's website located at www.empireco.ca. 

Replay will be available until midnight, July 29, 2019, or on the Company's website for 90 days following the conference call. To access the archived conference call, please dial (888) 390-0541 and enter access code 769283.

ABOUT EMPIRE

Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Empire's key businesses are food retailing, through wholly-owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., and related real estate. With approximately $25.1 billion in annual sales and $9.6 billion in assets, Empire and its subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 123,000 people.

SOURCE Empire Company Limited

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